Amanda Pollak

“She saw the extraordinary in the ordinary, the magic in the mundane.”
― Claire Legrand, Sawkill Girls

“...she doesn't have to choose between being gentle or being fierce. Both exist in nature and both exist in her. That's ok. She'll know to nourish them both and when applicable, use each unapologetically.”
― Steve Maraboli

“I've learned not to walk in with pistols drawn, but rather to keep them hidden in my petticoats with a hand surreptitiously upon the heel.”
― Mackenzi Lee, The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy

“So, I decide to treat saying no in the same way I treat saying thank you. Say no and then don't say anything else.
I come up with three different clear ways of saying no.
* "I am not going to be unable to do that."
* Zola gives me: "That is not going to work for me."
* And there's simply: "No.”
― Shonda Rhimes, Year of Yes